% Fan art (Dragon Ball): Goku and Chi-chi meet for the first time
% Leah Rowe
% 2019-01-30

I *love* Dragon Ball, and I had a lot of fun drawing this.

First, I made sure to get goku and chi-chi right:
<img alt="" src="https://av.vimuser.org/image/db/0001.jpg" />

Then I did the background scenery:
<img alt="" src="https://av.vimuser.org/image/db/0002.jpg" />

The style of drawing used in Dragon Ball is very simple. I jazzed it up a bit
and made it look slightly more *3D* while still keeping faithful to the
distinct Dragon Ball style.

Dragon Ball is one of my favourite cartoons of all time, though I only like
the first one. I don't like any of its sequels, and this includes DBZ.

I like the original Dragon Ball because, contrary to popular opinion, it's
not actually a kids show at heart and isn't about violence or Good vs Evil.
Rather, it's more or less a cartoon adapted version of Buddhist teachings. I
don't practise this lifestyle myself, but I follow some of its doctrines in
my daily life, and I really like Dragon Ball's subtle references to it. They
are littered throughout the show.

The show, unlike sequels, focuses on Goku's friendships with others and
the emphasis in the show is about harmony, and world peace. Most of the
episodes aren't even violent. I also really like Goku's personality. He's
care free, and has a purehearted mind that is devoid of greed or personal
ambition; he is *non chalant* and that's exactly what I like about him.

If you, dear reader, haven't watched Dragon Ball, I highly recommend that you
watch it. The English dub or original Japanese version are both equally good.
However, the Japanese version gives the flying nimbus (called *kinto-un* in
the Japanese version) it's very own theme song! And that is why you should
watch the Japanese version. It's in a later episode, and it's *so fucking
cute*.

WATCH THIS SPACE

